Chinese Rice Celebrations

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/19
Date Released
4 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Royal Visit to Scotland
  2. 2Exeter Welcomes Men of HMS Exeter
  3. 3It’s a Long, Long Way
  4. 4President Roosevelt’s Envoy in Italy
  5. 5Tanks in the Desert
  6. 6Australia Answers the Call
  7. *Kid Boxers in New York
  8. *Laying Keel of SS Alabama
  9. *Japs Jubilant
  10. *US Navy Gymnasts
  11. *Chinese Rice Celebrations
  12. *Ladies in the Saddle

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Chinese in the Chinatown quarter of San Francisco stage a giant procession to help the Relief in China Fund. A huge dragon-type float is used and into its mouth the crowd drop whatever they can afford.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Fundraising
Locations
United States of America; San Francisco
Length of story (in feet)
173
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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